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Olaf M. Wangensteen papers, 1896-circa 1980
Biography/History:
Rev. Olaf M. Wangensteen was born in Lærdal, Norway, 1873. In 1889 he immigrated to the United States and settled in southern Minnesota. He first married Eleanora Avelsgaard in 1908. Together they had Two children: Mons (Monty) Olaf Bernhard (1910-1977) and Ragna (1913-). Eleanora died in 1913. He eventually was married to Julia Solberg. Olaf died in 1933 in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Abstract:
The Wangensteen papers contain many photographs of the family throughout the upper Midwest and in Canada. Wangensteen graduated from the U.C. Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1907. He served as pastor at various congregations including Iowa River, Waterloo Ridge, Falnes, Bergen, and Skudesnes. Correspondence, pamphlets, family history documents, and more highlight the life of the Wangensteen family and the congregations he served.
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James B. Vigen dissertation, 1991
Dissertation from Luther School of Theology at Chicago titled "A Historical and Missiological Account of the Pioneer Missionaries in the Establishment of the American Lutheran Mission in Southeast Madagascar: John P. and Oline Hogstad." -
Campbell Norsgaard collection, 1938-1946
Biography/History:
Norsgaard was a professional photographer and cinematographer, originally from Norway, but for much of his late life he lived in Lakeville, Connecticut. Campbell Norsgaard was the official photographer for the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNAF) and its training facilities in Canada from nearly the beginning of World War II until its closure. During this period, he photographed the servicemen and their airplanes, the Royal Family, various training facilities and many official and unofficial activities. Later in life, Norsgaard made nature documentaries for the National Geographic Society.
Campbell Norsgaard PhotographyThe photographic collection by Campbell Norgaard consists of approximately 23 4x5 inch color transparencies, 212 color slides, 745 35mm black and white negatives, 46 3x5 inch black and white negatives, and 950 black and white prints. All of the slides, transparencies, and negatives date from the early part of World War II through the close of the war.
Most of the color transparencies are from Canada, including aerial views of Vesle Skaugum, portraits of Colonel Ole Reistad and examples of pilots and their planes. A majority of the 212 slides are from the RNAF airlift of transport aircraft from Canada to India during the war. Some slides show airplane hangers and training facilities, as well as crewmen interacting with the people of India. 54 of the slides document the return of King Haakon VII to norway.
The 745 35mm black and white negatives cover different geographic locations from Canada, India, Norway, and England, not to mention Sigrid Undseth’s trip across the Soviet Union to Japan and the United States during the war. There are also some negatives of the Royal Family and Armistice in Norway.
The 46 3x5 inch black and white negatives are of peace days in Norway, the 199th Division United States Forces on Parade in Oslo (1945) and the RNAF in Canada in relation to the India airlift. Of the 950 black and white prints, there are approximately 300 portraits of Norwegian pilots standing with their aircraft which are signed in ink by the pilots.
Campbell Norsgaard Films
Nineteen 16mm reel-to-reel films from about 1942-1946. Much of the footage was filmed in black-and-white. Documents life at Camp Little Norway in Canada, the Royal Family in Canada, the Royal Norwegian Air Force, the Royal Family returning home, and Norway/Russia tour, and more.
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Brue, Teigen, Tjernagel, and Wollan family histories, 2022
Documentary history of the Brue, Teigen, Tjernagel, and Wollan families. These four families – four men and five women – emigrated from Norway to the United States between 1856 and 1873. In addition to these nine founders, this collection documents their children, grandchildren, and some of their great-grandchildren, 295 people altogether. Accompanied by a self-published book, “Norwegian Families Becoming American: The Brues, Teigens, Tjernagels, and the Wollans, 1836-1956” (2022). -
Ivar and Hulda Aas/Aus family papers, 1938-2021
Records of the Ivar and Hulda Aas/Aus family. Includes information on Ivar, Hulda, and children Hans and Berit. Ivar Asbjørn Aas (1906-1993) was born in Ski, Norway on December 2, 1906. He married Hulda Unhjem in 1938. Hulda was born in Ørsta, Norway, December 20, 1909. They had two children, Hans Magnus Aas who was born in Ørsta on March 14, 1941, and Berit Marie Aas who was born in Mysen on March 6, 1947. In 1947, the family immigrated to Brooklyn, New York where Ivar was an associate pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church. In the 1950s, the family moved from Brooklyn to settle in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For many years, Ivar Aus was the pastor at the Norwegian Memorial Lutheran Church (Mindekirken) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Ivar Asbjørn Aas
Name change to Ivar Asbjørn Aus at time of Naturalization to United States Citizenship, December 18, 1956, Kings County New York
Born: Ski Norway, 12/2/06
Education: Hamarkatedralskole, University of Oslo, Menighetsfakultet, Union Theological Seminary
Employment: Norway: Santal Misjon Norway, State Church
of Norway; United States: Trinity Lutheran Church Brooklyn New York, Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church (Mindekirken) Minneapolis Minnesota, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Edina Minnesota, Central Lutheran Minneapolis, Nile Nursing Home Minneapolis.
Death: September 26, 1993 Minneapolis Minnesota Interment Central Lutheran Columbarium Minneapolis Minnesota
Hulda Unhjem Aas
Name change to Hulda Unhjem Aus at time of Naturalization to United States Citizenship, December 18, 1956, Kings County New York
Born: Ørsta Norway December 20, 1909
Education: Ørsta skole, Volda middleskole, Volda gymnas, Ullevål sykepleskole
Employment: Norway: Ørstabruk, Ullevål Skyehus; United States none
Death: March 3, 1999
Interment: Central Lutheran Columbarium Minneapolis Minnesota
Hans Magnus Aas
name change to Hans Magnus Aus at time of Naturalization to United States Citizenship, December 18, 1956,Kings County New York
Born Ørsta Norway, 3/14/41
Education: Public School 102 Brooklyn New York, Fort Hamilton High School Brooklyn New York, University of Minnesota, University of New Mexico, University of Arizona.
Employment: Newspaper boy, Brooklyn Eagle, University of Minnesota student employment, Sandia Corporation Albuquerque, University of Colorado Fort Collins Colorado, Max Planck Institute Goettingen Germany, University of Wuerzburg Germany.
Death: May 26, 2018, Karman Cyprus
Buried: Karman Cyprus
Berit Marie Aas
name change to Berit Marie Aus at time of Naturalization to United States Citizenship, December 18, 1956, Kings County New YorkPortion of the collection is restricted. -
Karl Braud diary, 1896-1907
Karl Braud's diary written from 1896 to 1907 on his travels back to Byberg, Thimes, Norway, and back to the United States. Also includes a transcription and translation of the diary. -
Verda Hammer autobiography, 2022
Autobiography of Verda Hammer of Stavanger and Chicago. The book was compiled by Don Metcalfe and titled "Ahma."
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Allan G. Solomenson memoir, 2020
Memoir entitled "Across the century: The life of a Wausau teacher, 1962-2020." -
Benson family history, 2020
The Benson family of Waupaca County, Wisconsin. This is a reprinted book authored by Paul Welch. The book begins with Bent Hansen. Many of the early Benson family members were closely connected with the Scandinavian Lutheran Church in Scandinavia, Wisconsin, a village in Waupaca County. -
Rudolph Martens collection, circa 1920-1940
Rudolph Martens was born in Oslo, Noway in 1869. Martens, and his wife Clara, left Oslo for Boston in 1892. He was a partner in the firm Thoner and Martens, Electricians and Machinists in Boton, Massachusetts. In late 1921, the Martens family and their adopted son, Rolf Martens, went to Norway for a few years on business. The family settled in West Roxbury, Massachussets.
The collection consists of nineteen 16mm film reels. Most were filmed by Rudolf Martens. The discriptions on the reels include:
- Traveling from 1920-1930
- 2 reels of invasion of Norway
- 1 of the reels was from HELL, Norway
- Marblehead-Plymouth-Concord-Boston; Boston '44
- World's Fair-Northeast Harbour
- Oslo to US 1926
- New York to Oslo
- Canada, Niagara Falls 1930
- Winter War Miami Garden 41-42-43
- Bern-St.T. Mart-Curac-Cartagena Canal